What is rap??

What is rap and why do you think it was created? Was it created in order for people to throw around the 'n-word' or was it developed in order to do something else for the people it was trying to reach? If there was one song you could give in order to represent what you believe rap to be what would it be?

The B*******t by Jeru the Damaja, would be my pick.

same reason any other genre was created

same reason any other genre was created

konvikt_17

To give the ghetto what they needed, an idol to look up to and lemons.

rap like any other genre can be really good or terribly bad, if you just listen to what the massess are hearing, it more than likely is crap in any genre. And just like any genre there are some mainstream acts that are good, but most good artists will need some digging to find. 

Here would be my pick for someone with rap virgin ears- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjxtRehIz2Y

Rap is horrible but catchy radio music. :roll:

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same reason any other genre was created

EagleEyedOne

hmm, no idea.

but im sure the reasoning is pretty much the same.

All I know is Kendrick Lamar just changed the game right now. Holy sh!t.

All I know is Kendrick Lamar just changed the game right now. Holy sh!t.

Ultrabeatdown55

Nope, it's still the same.

I still see people sagging skinny jeans. Rappers still trying to palatable as possible. Still using obvious indistinguishable pop song samples, lil wayne is still skateboarding, and Drake is still considered a real rapper.

i read somewhere rap was about black people expressing their feelings and many other problems they faced as poverty, drugs ETC.

i read somewhere rap was about black people expressing their feelings and many other problems they faced as poverty, drugs ETC.

indzman

"Rap is pop music."

-50 cent(The guy with the 260 million net worth.)

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i read somewhere rap was about black people expressing their feelings and many other problems they faced as poverty, drugs ETC.

Jebus213

"Rap is pop music."

-50 cent(The guy with the 260 million networth.)

WTF , 50 cent really said that ? :P

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[QUOTE="indzman"]

i read somewhere rap was about black people expressing their feelings and many other problems they faced as poverty, drugs ETC.

indzman

"Rap is pop music."

-50 cent(The guy with the 260 million networth.)

WTF , 50 cent really said that ? :P

Oh god I have to find the video now...

man.... I was a random YT video spree a couple of weeks ago.

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[QUOTE="Jebus213"]

 

"Rap is pop music."

 

-50 cent(The guy with the 260 million networth.)

Jebus213

WTF , 50 cent really said that ? :P

Oh god I have to find the video now...

man.... I was a random YT video spree a couple of weeks ago.

HaHa. It went viral i suppose LOL.

[QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"]

All I know is Kendrick Lamar just changed the game right now. Holy sh!t.

Jebus213

Nope, it's still the same.

I still see people sagging skinny jeans. Rappers still trying to palatable as possible. Still using obvious indistinguishable pop song samples, lil wayne is still skateboarding, and Drake is still considered a real rapper.

[QUOTE="Jebus213"]

[QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"]

All I know is Kendrick Lamar just changed the game right now. Holy sh!t.

Ultrabeatdown55

Nope, it's still the same.

I still see people sagging skinny jeans. Rappers still trying to palatable as possible. Still using obvious indistinguishable pop song samples, lil wayne is still skateboarding, and Drake is still considered a real rapper.

Assuming you're talking about No ID, is there an uncensored version of it yet? I can only find the censored one

[QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"][QUOTE="Jebus213"]

 

Nope, it's still the same.

I still see people sagging skinny jeans. Rappers still trying to palatable as possible. Still using obvious indistinguishable pop song samples, lil wayne is still skateboarding, and Drake is still considered a real rapper.

JML897

Assuming you're talking about No ID, is there an uncensored version of it yet? I can only find the censored one

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[QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"] I mean the song came out like an hour ago... Give it time lolUltrabeatdown55

Assuming you're talking about No ID, is there an uncensored version of it yet? I can only find the censored one

Oh yeah his verse is f*cking great but it just bugs me how like 1/4 of it is edited.

Big Sean is the most mediocre rapper ever

i read somewhere rap was about black people expressing their feelings and many other problems they faced as poverty, drugs ETC.

indzman

[QUOTE="indzman"]

i read somewhere rap was about black people expressing their feelings and many other problems they faced as poverty, drugs ETC.

EagleEyedOne

and more girls and money lol

Rap used to be artistic expression emanating from low income hyper urban areas, now its a commodity. It was created by people would wanted to express themselves musically but had no access to traditional instruments, now its created by highly trained producers with tons of equipment. eggdog1234

[QUOTE="indzman"]

i read somewhere rap was about black people expressing their feelings and many other problems they faced as poverty, drugs ETC.

EagleEyedOne

True lol.

This.

This.

the_bi99man

[QUOTE="eggdog1234"]Rap used to be artistic expression emanating from low income hyper urban areas, now its a commodity. It was created by people would wanted to express themselves musically but had no access to traditional instruments, now its created by highly trained producers with tons of equipment. EagleEyedOne

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[QUOTE="indzman"]

WTF , 50 cent really said that ? :P

indzman

Oh god I have to find the video now...

man.... I was a random YT video spree a couple of weeks ago.

HaHa. It went viral i suppose LOL.

Found it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=O-MXqnM3dzw&t=358

"Hip Hop is pop now"

[QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

This.

EagleEyedOne

Yeah, the guy is super unknown. For now. Hope he blows up. If the right people notice, I'm sure he will. A couple of his more popular videos have like 20,000+, but there's not many of those.

[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"][QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

This.

the_bi99man

Yeah, the guy is super unknown. For now. Hope he blows up. If the right people notice, I'm sure he will. A couple of his more popular videos have like 20,000+, but there's not many of those.

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[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"] That's a good song. The 5 views don't do it justice.EagleEyedOne

Yeah, the guy is super unknown. For now. Hope he blows up. If the right people notice, I'm sure he will. A couple of his more popular videos have like 20,000+, but there's not many of those.

Landon Wordswell. Cool guy. I met him a couple weeks ago when he came through my town for a tiny show in a hole in the wall venue. The second verse, which I think sounds a lot like real early Eminem, is a guy called Sammy Faze. 

[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"][QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

Yeah, the guy is super unknown. For now. Hope he blows up. If the right people notice, I'm sure he will. A couple of his more popular videos have like 20,000+, but there's not many of those.

the_bi99man

Landon Wordswell. Cool guy. I met him a couple weeks ago when he came through my town for a tiny show in a hole in the wall venue. The second verse, which I think sounds a lot like real early Eminem, is a guy called Sammy Faze. 

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[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"] He sounds promising. What's his name?EagleEyedOne

Landon Wordswell. Cool guy. I met him a couple weeks ago when he came through my town for a tiny show in a hole in the wall venue. The second verse, which I think sounds a lot like real early Eminem, is a guy called Sammy Faze. 

Pretty sure he's from Eugene, Oregon.

[QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"]

All I know is Kendrick Lamar just changed the game right now. Holy sh!t.

Jebus213

Nope, it's still the same.

I still see people sagging skinny jeans. Rappers still trying to palatable as possible. Still using obvious indistinguishable pop song samples, lil wayne is still skateboarding, and Drake is still considered a real rapper.

Basically. If you want good music, probably in any genre, you have to do some digging and searching. Thankfully its a lot easier to do that these days with the internet. Problem is now its more scarce than ever

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[QUOTE="Jebus213"]

 

Oh god I have to find the video now...

 

man.... I was a random YT video spree a couple of weeks ago.

Jebus213

HaHa. It went viral i suppose LOL.

Found it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=O-MXqnM3dzw&t=358

"Hip Hop is pop now"

I stopped listening when he said "I enjoyed soulja boy"

Unfortunately people don't remember there use to be a soulja boy but he was actually good

People's memories are pretty short.

Like most mainstream genres of music, there are two major parts: the underground culture of the genre that still holds to the original trappings and extends it with new ideas and the expensive, shiny veneer plastered on to make the genre mainstream enough to sell to the general public.

[QUOTE="indzman"]

i read somewhere rap was about black people expressing their feelings and many other problems they faced as poverty, drugs ETC.

EagleEyedOne

This video seems to sum up what you're saying.

Rap is a huge genre with a variety of styles, sad thing is cornball fans that I tend to see on the internet act like everyone is suppose to rap like nas, kdot, lupe,cube.Just look on here everyone so goddamn uppity, I couldnt imagine bumpin some and have annoying ass friend saying that ain't real hiphop

Rap is a huge genre with a variety of styles, sad thing is cornball fans that I tend to see on the internet act like everyone is suppose to rap like nas, kdot, lupe,cube.Just look on here everyone so goddamn uppity, I couldnt imagine bumpin some and have annoying ass friend saying that ain't real hiphop

Bucked20

Just cause its real doesn't mean its any good

Rap is a huge genre with a variety of styles, sad thing is cornball fans that I tend to see on the internet act like everyone is suppose to rap like nas, kdot, lupe,cube.Just look on here everyone so goddamn uppity, I couldnt imagine bumpin some and have annoying ass friend saying that ain't real hiphop

Bucked20

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Rap is a huge genre with a variety of styles, sad thing is cornball fans that I tend to see on the internet act like everyone is suppose to rap like nas, kdot, lupe,cube.Just look on here everyone so goddamn uppity, I couldnt imagine bumpin some and have annoying ass friend saying that ain't real hiphop

EagleEyedOne

[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"][QUOTE="Bucked20"]

Rap is a huge genre with a variety of styles, sad thing is cornball fans that I tend to see on the internet act like everyone is suppose to rap like nas, kdot, lupe,cube.Just look on here everyone so goddamn uppity, I couldnt imagine bumpin some and have annoying ass friend saying that ain't real hiphop

MgamerBD

i guarantee there would be a loss less crimes in the world if rap didnt exist, i swear to godJustSignedUp

hmm, lets see who bites.

Rap is horrible but catchy radio music. :roll:

Jebus213

What is rap and why do you think it was created? Was it created in order for people to throw around the 'n-word' or was it developed in order to do something else for the people it was trying to reach? If there was one song you could give in order to represent what you believe rap to be what would it be?

The B*******t by Jeru the Damaja, would be my pick.

EagleEyedOne